1920 and was awarded to military personnel "who took part in the 1915 campaign against Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria"
the 1939 Iron Cross in both II and I Classes
measuring 43 mm (w) x 60 mm (h))
altho' at the time I believe I was the youngest Officer in the Corps
issued at Kiel on 17 July 1940
Turkey, Ottoman. An Austrian Manufactured War Medal, c. 1916 certificate_of_authenticity 1920 and was awarded toInstituted in 1915. Five pointed red star, each arm finished with ball finials, obverse centre shows a raised crescent moon encircling the Tugra (cipher of Sultan Mehmed V), reverse horizontal pinback, 51. 5 mm (h) x 54. 2 mm (w), Austrian made, evidence of chipping on red enamel, good fair condition. Footnote: The Ottoman War Medal is a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was instituted by Sultan Mehmed V on 1 March 1915 for